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Archive for January, 2012

revised project idea

I am going to include youtube video’s that I have found that help to understand not only how to use twitter, but all of the components inclusive of the website. I plan to delve deep into certain aspects of twitter, especially hashtags (# symbol) and the importance of these to twitter as a social media [...]

wikipedia edit

I have chosen the wikipedia page about piety: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piety I would like to alter the “use” category to read:

demise of social interaction (aka) facebook

Facebook has gained popularity at an extraordinary rate in the last few years. Many argue that it is starting to become a replacement for interpersonal communication. People are beginning to replace live conversations with cyber interactions. What implications does Facebook’s skyrocketing popularity have on people’s live interactions? In what ways are the standards of communication [...]

project idea — twitter

I have selected option B, researching a digital communication technology  (I have selected twitter), and will be writing a paper including a tutorial. I plan to incorporate examples from marc jacobs explaining how companies have used this tool to their advantage. Meme gave me feedback: using visual ques to explain how twitter is used, how [...]

Wikipedia It!

Think back 10 years. It doesn’t matter if you were in middle school, high school, or college, remember that time when your teacher gave you an assignment and it required research. Where would you go to make this research happen? Chances are the library. Wouldn’t it have been beneficial if someone had already done the [...]

gain social capital and spread YOUR intellectual property

On the web, specifically on blogs, people tend to assert personal ideas and thoughts, their intellectual property, creating a voyeuristic medium. The term ‘mediated voyeurism’ draws on one’s desire to excitement, the need for involvement, and to further the pursuit of truth. These ideas have helped to form weblogs or as we know them today, [...]

take that world!

hi  all… my name is Chris Cullen (yes.. like the vampires) me, I simply live for fashion. I am a current UW student who is taking this ‘blogging’ class in hopes to gain a better understanding of all things social media. and here we go!

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